Real Madrid: Real Madrid have already had a difficult situation with Luis Milla

However, this is not the first time Los Blancos experienced such a shock during off-season preparations Luis Millamade his debut at the club after his stint in rivals capital Barcelona in 1990, provoked a similar situation.

After 13 days as Madrid player, and just 96 minutes in white shirt, he fell to the ground in the 51st minute of a match against Lazio. After returning to the Spanish capital, the same injury as Asensio had been detected, a rupture of the meniscus and cruciate ligament, only MillaThe blow was on his right foot.

The doctors of real Madrid at the time, the injury was described as very serious because in the early 1990s, an interruption of any kind was a very serious problem.

"The problem is that you have to insert a tendon to act as a ligament and it takes a long time for this tendon to gain strength. [Milla] will have to work hard, but it will progress, "Dr. Herrador told MARCA.

Jose Antonio Camacho, who had suffered a similar injury that had put his career in danger, gave him a simple tip: "You must have patience, a lot."

MillaThe injury shocked everyone. Even at Barcelona, where his decision to go to Madrid make lots of noise, Joan Gaspart to be at the forefront of support messages.

"I'm really sorry for what happened to you, the most important thing is the human aspect" Gaspart I said.

At the Santa Elena Clinic, where Milla operated, he received a telegram the next morning from Jose Luis Nunez, then president of Barcelona.

On April 20, 1991, against Real Betis, Milla returned to action after 252 days, nearly eight months on the sidelines.

"I never thought that they would be so difficult," he said. Milla.

Most of these days have been spent in his native Teruel. Coincidentally, on September 4, 2015, her son fractured the cruciate ligament of the knee while playing for Guijuelo at only 20 years old. Fortunately, he has fully recovered and today he hopes to help Tenerife win a promotion to LaLiga Santander.